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“We are all aware that we are powerless to do anything to change the situation they find themselves in relation to access to drugs but we can advise them on how to use what they have more effectively,” he continued.

“It was great to be able to share our experiences from the UK perspective and meet with colleagues from the different teams in the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.

“They really do some remarkable work there and it amazes me how resilient they are.”

Gerry was joined on the trip by other UK colleagues including a surgeon, oncologist and plastic surgeon.

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The breast cancer support initiative supported by Medical Aid for Palestine and World Health Organization will last for three years and Gerry has been asked to visit each year to provide much needed support and advice.

In a World Health Organization report, according to the 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview, 1.2 million people in Gaza lack adequate access to health care.

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Nothing prepared him, however, for the challenges faced by cancer care specialists in an area where there was just one radiotherapy machine for the four million residents of Gaza and the West Bank.

He taught a range of issues requested by the Palestinians, including the safe administration of chemotherapy, management of side effects, general management of breast and lung cancer from diagnosis and treatment to advanced disease, pain management and communication.